Informal Cities Lab
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The Informal Cities Lab seeks to address wicked, multidimensional challenges through research and development activities spanning spatial, social and economic dimensions. This is done through engaging with a coalition of partners working across sectors and disciplines.
In 2021, the Citarum Program, a partnership between Monash's Informal Cities Lab, Universitas Indonesia, the Indonesian government, communities and local NGOs working towards improving the health of the Citarum River, secured funding to establish a 'living lab' in the Citarum basin. This place-based initiative will collaborate with partners and local villages to co-design an integrated urban model that addresses river contamination caused by lack of waste and sanitation infrastructure.
Monash Commission Intermediary Cities Inquiry
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The Monash Commission gives independent expression to the expertise of Australian and International thought leaders through in-depth and independent inquiries that capture the best available evidence and public perspectives on priority issues facing our communities, business and government at a national or global level. In 2021, infrastructure, industry and planning leaders came together for the second phase of the Monash Commission which focussed on The Liveable Metropolis: The future role of intermediary cities to deliver resilience, impact and prosperity – the outcome of which will deliver practical recommendations for urban planners, governments and communities to design transformational cities of the future. Intermediary cities refer to 'second cities' or 'non-CBD cities', which are smaller, but deeply connected in a larger city network.
Better Cities, Better Life
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Better Cities, Better Life showcases projects being implemented across Monash in the area of urban sustainable development, and how they are helping influence urban policy decisions in addressing urban challenges and creating future opportunities.
YourGround
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In 2021, the Monash XYX Lab teamed up with CrowdSpot to develop YourGround, a digital platform that capture data and insights into access and inclusivity to public spaces for women and gender-diverse people to helped drive urban design initiatives in line with Victoria’s Equality Act 2020. YourGround Vic was supported by 25 Local and State Government partners. Central to the project was an interactive online map enabling women and gender-diverse people to anonymously ‘Add a Spot’ directly into a custom survey on the map, and share information information about their safety related recreational experiences.
Virtual Pacific Urban Forum
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As a member of the Pacific Partnership for the New Urban Agenda, Monash helped organise the 2021 Virtual Pacific Urban Forum on 26 August 2021. Together with regional development partners and eight country delegations, forum assessed the status of national urban development commitments across the Pacific region and shared updates on key urban priorities, progress and challenges by country representatives.